sengen
[ˈzɛŋən]
The verdict
“sengen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heiß sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-sengen · sengen · German
sengen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sengen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzɛŋən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sengen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sengen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzɛŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for sengen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sengen, spelled S-E-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1heiß sein
- 2die letzten Haare und Federn gerupften Geflügels über einer Flamme abbrennen
- 3etwas ausplündern und durch Feuer zerstören
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sengen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Sonne sengt.
Sie saß am offenen Feuer und sengte die Haare des Hasen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.